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HOME OF THE POLISH BOMBER SQUADRONS

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No. 304 (Polish) Squadron was the third bomber squadron to be formed at Bramcote. The unit was formed on 22nd of August 1940 through the establishment No. WAR/BC/142 from the former 2nd and 6th Air Regiments of the Polish Air Force (Polskie Sily Powietrzne, ‘PSP’) who arrived in England after the capitulation of France. The squadron soon converted to Wellingtons in the November before commencing operations. On the 25th of April 1941, these flew the first squadron missions and the squadron spent a year with Bomber Command before being transferred to Coastal Command in the May of 1942. Based in Tiree, it began patrols on the 18th of May but moved to Pembrokeshire in June and began operating over the Bay of Biscay. Specialised patrol Wellingtons arrived in July 1943. The squadron was based in East Anglia from April until the June of 1943, flying anti-E-boat patrols over the North Sea and returning to the Bay patrols on arrival in Cornwall. In September 1944, the squadron moved to Benbecula for patrols over the North Adlantic, returning to Cornwall in March 1945. In July No. 304 was transferred to Transport Command and received Warwicks. Flights to Italy and Greece began in December 1945 and continued until the squadron converted to Halifaxes in April 1946. These were flown for training purposes until disbandment on the 18th of December 1946.